Gopal Rao. N
| Gopal Rao. N | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Nandikolla Gopala Rao (Painter).jpg | |
| Born | 1894 Kakinada, East Godavari, Madras Presidency |
| 💀Died | 1945 Injaram, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, Madras Presidency1945 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 💼 Occupation | |
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Nandikolla. Gopala Row was an Indian painter. He was known as a painter during the early 20th century during British Raj in South India, and achieved recognition for his paintings on Hindu epics, landscapes, portraits of maharajahs and maharanis of his days.
Early life[edit]
N.Gopala Row was born at Injaram near Cocanada (presently Kakinada) East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh .his father N.Venkateswarao was a wealthy landlord.Gopala Row was the munsiff for injaram during the british raj,Gopala Row married N.Surnarayanama ,he was the eldest of the two sons ,his younger brother N.V.Reddi Naidu was a portrait and landscape painter who learned the artistic skills from his elder brother Gopala Row.But unlike others he did not learn art formally.he was a great devotee of Krishna ,that in his later career he painted number of krishna paintings.
Career[edit]
N. Gopala Row was the most honoured artist by the Rajas of Vizianagaram, Bobbili, Pithapuram, Parlakimidi and Tuni, where he was invited to their courts to paint the portraits of the Kings. The art was not well recognized due to colonial rule where Indian artists lacked opportunities. N.Gopala Row was an artist in the style of Raja Ravi Varma. Gopala Row gave new life to Hindu epics through his paintings. From 1920-1930 he was at the peak of his career. His paintings were forwarded through a merchant Mr B. L. Narayana Rao, an exporter and importer and forwarding agent Kakinada. Some of the many paintings he painted are Murali krishna ,Shree Krishna, Uluchi Arjuna, Sriman Narayana, Chitrangi, Vilasini,Radha Krishna, Chamaraja Wodeyar, Uthra Abimanya one with Uthra's eye open and another with eyes closed, Kalinga mardini,gopi krishna surrounded by gopikas.A Single painting Murali krishna which fetched him a proud sum of sixty thousand rupees in 1927, set a record during his life. This feat was not achieved by any other indian artist during his period
Contribution to the Society[edit]
N.Gopala Row contributed his money to the temple god of injaram "pardesamma" every year. He inaugurated the first "pendal" cinema theatre in kakinada. He wanted his paintings to reach to all the masses in India, so being a rich and wealthy man his painting prints can be found in house holds and temples in India. The masses and artists regarded him as a indubitable genius for portraits and Hindu epics.
Later life[edit]
N.Gopala Row had love for horses and was a good horse rider himself ,in some of his paintings he depicts the horses so beautifully .Being in a remote place ,that he frequently travelled on horse back from kakinada to injaram. N.Gopala Row used to gaze for long hours watching the beautiful sky that he mesmerizes in his paintings, and that all depended on the mood of his father ,where some times a painting was left for months to finish the work.The canvas,Brushes, the oil paints were all imported from Germany. The above portrait of N.Gopala Row was painted by his younger brother Venkata Reddi Naidu in 1945.Sri Gopala row’s eldest daughter ,was married to the Raja of kuppam, Sri Raja K.J.V Naidu .Naidu ,was an industrialist and owner of the indian gold mining & prospecting co.
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